Cradle Mountain from the Small Concern distillery 24yo 1996/2021

Cradle Mountain from the Small Concern distillery 24yo 1996/2021

Individual Cask, WM Cadenhead
Single malt - Tasmania
Dark amber gold
52.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, toffee, aluminium foil, black tea, hints of red grapes. With water, red grapes. With water, red grapes, bananas, cream, vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, hot, astringent. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Peanut butter, dark chocolate, vanilla cream, milk powder, red grapes, cocoa powder, hints of strawberry jam. With water, dark chocolate, black tea, milk powder, hints of peanut butter. 
Finish: Long. Black tea, toffee, strawberry jam, peanut butter, cinnamon. 

Comments: 

Cradle Mountain in a Cabernet Sauvignon cask! It’s got the classic peanut butter notes that I found in other releases from this distillery, but the wine cask finish is perhaps less helpful than it could be. Lots of sweet jammy chocolate notes, that obscure all that lovely peanut butter.

Verdict:

I like this.

Cradle Mountain from the Small Concern distillery 21yo 1996/2017

Cradle Mountain from the Small Concern distillery 21yo 1996/2017

Individual Cask, WM Cadenhead 
Single malt - Tasmania 
Pink gold
56.3% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peanuts, peanut butter, raisins, chocolate, hints of mint, hints of fresh cut grass. With water, white grapes, soursop, peanuts. 
Mouthfeel: Medium, tingly, astringent, hot. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Peanut butter, white grapes, chocolate, butterscotch, hints of mangoes. With water, peanuts, white grapes, pear drops, soursop. 
Finish: Medium. Chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla, hints of white grapes. 

Comments: 

I was very lucky to find this. There’s only about 7 casks from this distillery - it was a short lived project which made distillate exclusively for Cadenheads, although they’re reopening a new distillery on the site. The whisky is a lot like peanut butter M&Ms, mixed with some notes of tropical fruits. Utterly delicious. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Cradle Mountain from the Small Concern Distillery 23yo 1996/2019

Cradle Mountain from the Small Concern Distillery 23yo 1996/2019

Individual Cask, WM Cadenhead
Single malt - Tasmania
Amber red
53.2% ABV
Dram

Nose: Red grapes, raisins, raspberries, satsumas, magic marker, pear juice, hints of miso. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, slightly watery, evaporated quickly. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Raspberries, light smoke, old tyres, honey, pear juice, peanut butter. 
Finish: Long. Smoke, old tyres, raisins, red grapes, peanut butter. 

Comments: 

Matured in a Cabernet Sauvignon cask. I've never had this distillery before, but this whisky is very interesting - sulphurous, slightly savoury, but heaped with sweet lovely goodness. Lovely stuff.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.